The broken hallelujah
On the new film about Leonard Cohen’s most famous song and more in the latest microphilosophy newsletter.
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Tag: Religion
Wrestling with the Almighty
“There are the bones of a very interesting book here. But what Brinkmann presents us with is a diary that reads like the notes for a book he couldn’t find the willpower to write.”
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Hume is still a man for our times
One of our problems today is that we are intolerant of anyone who we think is wrong about something that matters a lot to us. Hume shows us that if instead we seek to understand each other, to converse calmly and intelligently, we will find that we will more easily correct each other’s errors and that more unites us than divides us.
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Should we forgive Boris Johnson?
As the Christian protagonists in this debate know very well, forgiveness is not something that Jesus commanded us to give unconditionally. There is an imperative to offer forgiveness, but for that offer to be taken up, the offender has to play their part.
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The right to abortion
Pro-choicers must defeat the conservative argument on its own terms, or they will keep facing setbacks like the repeal of Roe v Wade. This month’s Philosopher-at-large column for Prospect.
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